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SAFETY IN USE
• Make sure the details on the rating label are in conformity with your mains voltage.
Only connect unit to alternating current.
• Children and persons with handicaps of physical, sensorial or mental nature must not operate
this appliance without an adequate supervision and/or corresponding expert advice and
safety instructions.
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Children should be supervised in order to ensure that they do not play with this appliance.
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Do not at all operate this unit with an external timer or a separate telecontrol system.
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Unplug the appliance for ensuring switch-off.
• The appliance is not suitable for continuous operation. Allow the appliance to cool down for
about
2 minutes after every vacuum sealing process.
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Do not operate the appliance on or in the vicinity of hot surfaces.
• Prevent suction of liquids into the vacuum chamber. In the event liquids enter the vacuum
chamber, please remove them with a towel.
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Never immerse the appliance in water and do not allow steam or water to inltrate.
The appliance must not be cleaned with a steam jet cleaning device.
• Caution: The sealing bar becomes hot in use - Mind the hazard of burns!
• Our electrical appliances comply with the relevant safety regulations. In case of signs of damage
to the appliance or the power cord, unplug the appliance immediately. Repairs must be conducted
by authorised specialist shops only. Improper repairs may pose considerable dangers to the user.
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This appliance is intended for normal household use only and not for commercial use.
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Improper use and non-observance of the instruction manual will void warranty.
Operating the MINI at altitudes (over 1500 m)
The vacuum indicator is an instrument functioning pursuant to the principle of differentiation,
i.e. it measures the difference between the external air pressure (environment) and the internal
vacuum value. Therefore, when operating the MINI at altitudes, the indication might not become
entirely green, albeit the maximum vacuum was accomplished. In such event, interrupt the
vacuum sealing process by opting for the MAN SEAL button (4) for manual sealing.
OPERATION
Prior to each use, make sure the appliance and all accessory parts to come in contact with food
(containers, lids, jars etc.) have been cleaned thoroughly.
Vacuum sealing with plastic bags and rolls
Always place the appliance on a dry, stable and level base. Please provide for sufcient space in
front of the appliance to place the bags with the food to be vacuum-sealed.
Connect the mains plug to a socket corresponding to the voltage the appliance is designed for
(see technical data).
The bags are available in two widths: 20 cm and 30 cm. Opt for the bag size suitable to
accommodate your food to be preserved. Make sure that the bag is at least 8 cm longer than
the food to be vacuum-sealed.
a) Vacuum sealing with bags of 20 cm width
Open the cover (5) until it locks in place. Put the food into the bag, however without creating
wrinkles or straining the surface of the bag. Remove any liquids and particles from the area of
the bag’s inner surface where the sealing seam is meant to be. Put the bag with its contents in
front of the appliance and place the bag’s open edge into the vacuum chamber (9) (g. A).
Shut the cover (5). Press the ON button (1) while simultaneously pressing down on the area
marked PUSH to complete the vacuum sealing process (g. B). Wait until the sealing indicator
light (3) starts glowing and goes off again. Open the cover (5) and remove the bag.
Check whether the sealing seam is even, i.e. a uniform and at seam without edges or wrinkles,
no design of the lower layer to be seen any more (g. C).
You can stop the process at any time by releasing the ON button.
